Daventry

British

/ ˈdævəntrɪ /

noun

a town in central England, in Northamptonshire: light industries, site of an important international radio transmitter. Pop: 21 731 (2001)

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Jo Haywood first went to the Daventry Community Larder in Northamptonshire as a shopper and for the past two years has volunteered to run the service.

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The service operates from the Southbrook Community Centre in Daventry every Wednesday with the help of 25 volunteers, Haywood said.

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Hollie M, 13, from Daventry, Northamptonshire, had been on the waiting list for three years while Hollie B, 12, from Bangor, County Down, was on the urgent transplant list for just 24 hours.

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"Our best-value tickets for young people under 19 are our seven-day Rugby & Daventry 'megarider' tickets, priced at £18.90," said Mark Whitelocks, managing director of Stagecoach Midlands.

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The roadshows will be held in Kingsthorpe in Northampton, Daventry, Towcester and Northampton between 20 November and 20 February 2026.

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